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'''Caribbean'''
 
 
 
Four countries in this region screened '''Doctor Who''' in the 1960s:
 
Four countries in this region screened '''Doctor Who''' in the 1960s:
  
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With the [[Dominican Republic]] being a possible fifth.
 
With the [[Dominican Republic]] being a possible fifth.
  
In '''July 1985''', BBC Enterprises attended a three-day television sales festival in Nassau, the [[Bahamas]], at which it sold '''Doctor Who''' to '''nine''' countries, a package worth a quarter of a million pounds (as was reported in the DWAS news-zine ''Celestial Toyroom'', '''September 1985''' issue).
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[[File:CT news.JPG|thumb|right|450px|Celestial Toyroom, September 1985: Sale to Caribbean news]]
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[[File:Nassau85.JPG|thumb|right|350px|Screen International, 3 August 1985]]
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From '''21-24 July 1985''', BBC Enterprises and Lionheart staged a three-day television sales festival at the Cable Beach Hotel in Nassau, the [[Bahamas]], for programme buyers from nine Caribbean countries, at which it sold '''Doctor Who''', part of a total package worth a quarter of a million pounds.  
  
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This was reported in the DWAS news-zine ''Celestial Toyroom'', '''September 1985''' issue). The ''CT'' report is slightly misleading, as although nine countries ''attended'' the event, not all of them necessarily bought '''Doctor Who'''; the report in the 3 August 1985 edition of ''Screen International'' appears to be where the CT's information was taken, and as you can see it does not specifically state how many sales of '''Doctor Who''' there were.
  
Of those nine, only the following have been identified, with confirmed airdates:
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But of those nine potential customers, only the following '''three''' have been firmly identified, with confirmed post July 1985 airdates:
  
 
*[[Bahamas]]
 
*[[Bahamas]]
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Newspapers for other nations in the region have also been checked (such as [[Dominica]]), but many didn't have TV listings, or the relevant date range wasn't available. In all likelihood, the other Caribbean countries that bought '''Doctor Who''' at this time would have been those with English as an official language.
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The newspapers for one obvious candidate, [[Jamaica]], for 1985 onwards have been checked, but there were no listings for '''Doctor Who'''.
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Newspapers for other nations in the region have also been checked (such as [[Dominica]]), but many didn't have TV listings, or the relevant date range wasn't available. In all likelihood, any other Caribbean country that bought '''Doctor Who''' at this time would have been those with English as an official language. But the problem there is that there simply aren't nine countries in the Caribbean where English is the principal language.
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It's possible that the description "the Caribbean" extended to those Central and South American, [[Spanish]]-speaking countries that have coasts on the Caribbean Sea, such as:
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*[[Colombia]]
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*[[Guatemala]]
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*[[Honduras]]
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Of those, post-1985 airdates have been found for [[Colombia]] only.
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* See [[Missing Misterio|The Mystery of the Missing Misterios]]
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However, we feel sure that while the series was on offer to all ''nine'' potential buyers, it sold only to half…
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==The Caribbean in Doctor Who==
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Generic references to the Caribbean have featured in the following stories:
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* Ben's ship, the ''HMS Teazer'', was bound for the West Indies ([[The War Machines]]).
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* Jacko (Paul Anil) was West Indian ([[The Underwater Menace]]).
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Revision as of 23:21, 6 February 2016

Four countries in this region screened Doctor Who in the 1960s:

With the Dominican Republic being a possible fifth.

Celestial Toyroom, September 1985: Sale to Caribbean news
Screen International, 3 August 1985

From 21-24 July 1985, BBC Enterprises and Lionheart staged a three-day television sales festival at the Cable Beach Hotel in Nassau, the Bahamas, for programme buyers from nine Caribbean countries, at which it sold Doctor Who, part of a total package worth a quarter of a million pounds.

This was reported in the DWAS news-zine Celestial Toyroom, September 1985 issue). The CT report is slightly misleading, as although nine countries attended the event, not all of them necessarily bought Doctor Who; the report in the 3 August 1985 edition of Screen International appears to be where the CT's information was taken, and as you can see it does not specifically state how many sales of Doctor Who there were.

But of those nine potential customers, only the following three have been firmly identified, with confirmed post July 1985 airdates:


The newspapers for one obvious candidate, Jamaica, for 1985 onwards have been checked, but there were no listings for Doctor Who.

Newspapers for other nations in the region have also been checked (such as Dominica), but many didn't have TV listings, or the relevant date range wasn't available. In all likelihood, any other Caribbean country that bought Doctor Who at this time would have been those with English as an official language. But the problem there is that there simply aren't nine countries in the Caribbean where English is the principal language.


It's possible that the description "the Caribbean" extended to those Central and South American, Spanish-speaking countries that have coasts on the Caribbean Sea, such as:

Of those, post-1985 airdates have been found for Colombia only.


However, we feel sure that while the series was on offer to all nine potential buyers, it sold only to half…


The Caribbean in Doctor Who

Generic references to the Caribbean have featured in the following stories:


Links


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